RT Book, Section
A1 Custodio, Haidee
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182904556
T1 Giardiasis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182904556
RD 2023/03/28
AB Giardia  intestinalis  (former  names:  Giardia  lamblia  or  Giardia  duodenalis)  is  a  protozoan  flagellate  that  is  among  the  most  common  disease-causing  parasites  in  both  developed  and  developing  countries.  It  is  one  of  the  most  frequently  identified  agents  of  waterborne  diarrhea.  Cases  are  especially  common  in  areas  with  inadequate  water  and  sanitation  facilities.  Humans  are  the  major  reservoir  of  infection,  although  other  mammals,  such  as  dogs,  cats,  and  beavers,  may  be  colonized  and  excrete  cysts.  Massive  epidemics  have  occurred  after  the  contamination  of  reservoirs,  lakes,  and  streams,  especially  when  community  water  supplies  are  not  adequately  filtered.